BLACKBURN ROVERS 2 - 0 FOREST - Sat Nov 14, 1953 (League Tier 2)
- Date:
- Sat Nov 14, 1953 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Blackburn Rovers
- Home/Away:
- Away
- Ground:
- Ewood Park
- Game Type:
- League Tier 2
- Score:
- 0-2 (Lost)
- Attendance:
- 16,549
- Position Before:
- 2
- Position After:
- 4
- Referee:
- Season:
- 1953-54
- NEXT GAMES:
- League Tier 2:
- Doncaster Rovers
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 1962 (of 4788)
- League Tier 2
- 1137 (of 2371)
- Competitive:
- 2157 (of 5478)
- Total:
- 3301 (of 7212)
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
Forest Goals:
Blackburn Rovers Goals:
Forest:
Manager: Billy Walker
| Num | Pos | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | William Farmer | |
| 2 | M | Bill Whare | |
| 3 | D | Geoff Thomas (1944-60) | |
| 4 | F | Jack French | |
| 5 | D | Horace Gager | |
| 6 | M | Jack Burkitt | |
| 7 | F | Alan Moore | |
| 8 | F | Sid Thompson | |
| 9 | F | Arthur Lemon | |
| 10 | F | Tommy Capel | |
| 11 | F | Collin Collindridge |
TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME
Other league games on this day (Sat Nov 14, 1953)
Table before:
| Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Leicester City | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 37 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 24 | |
| 2 | Nottingham Forest | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 41 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 23 | |
| 3 | Doncaster Rovers | 17 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 30 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 23 | |
| 4 | Everton | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 23 | |
| 5 | Birmingham City | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 39 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 21 | |
| 6 | Rotherham United | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 32 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 2 | 21 | |
| 7 | West Ham United | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 34 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 9 | 19 | |
| 8 | Lincoln City | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 7 | 18 | |
| 9 | Leeds United | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 38 | 33 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 5 | 18 | |
| 10 | Blackburn Rovers | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 3 | 18 | |
| 11 | Bristol Rovers | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 36 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 19 | 7 | 17 | |
| 12 | Stoke City | 18 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 29 | 29 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 17 | |
| 13 | Luton Town | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 28 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 17 | |
| 14 | Derby County | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 22 | -2 | 16 | |
| 15 | Swansea City | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 23 | -8 | 15 | |
| 16 | Fulham | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 34 | 38 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 19 | -4 | 14 | |
| 17 | Hull City | 17 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 19 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 21 | -7 | 13 | |
| 18 | Plymouth Argyle | 17 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 22 | 31 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 16 | -9 | 13 | |
| 19 | Brentford | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 34 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 20 | -18 | 13 | |
| 20 | Notts County | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 26 | -21 | 11 | |
| 21 | Oldham Athletic | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 24 | -16 | 10 | |
| 22 | Bury | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 38 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 20 | -20 | 10 | |
Table after:
| Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
| ⇧ | 1 | Doncaster Rovers | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 33 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 25 |
| ⇩ | 2 | Leicester City | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 38 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 25 |
| ⇧ | 3 | Everton | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 37 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 24 |
| ⇩ | 4 | Nottingham Forest | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 41 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 23 |
| 5 | Birmingham City | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 21 | |
| 6 | Rotherham United | 19 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 35 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 1 | 21 | |
| ⇧ | 7 | Lincoln City | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 8 | 20 |
| ⇧ | 8 | Blackburn Rovers | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 31 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 5 | 20 |
| ⇩ | 9 | West Ham United | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 35 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 7 | 19 |
| ⇩ | 10 | Leeds United | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 42 | 37 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 24 | 5 | 19 |
| ⇧ | 11 | Luton Town | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 1 | 19 |
| 12 | Stoke City | 19 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 31 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 1 | 19 | |
| ⇩ | 13 | Bristol Rovers | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 36 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 19 | 6 | 17 |
| ⇧ | 14 | Swansea City | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 23 | -7 | 17 |
| ⇩ | 15 | Derby County | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 31 | 34 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 22 | -3 | 16 |
| 16 | Fulham | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 36 | 40 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 21 | -4 | 15 | |
| ⇧ | 17 | Brentford | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 34 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 20 | -17 | 15 |
| ⇩ | 18 | Hull City | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 20 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 21 | -8 | 13 |
| ⇩ | 19 | Plymouth Argyle | 18 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 32 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 17 | -10 | 13 |
| ⇧ | 20 | Oldham Athletic | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 32 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 24 | -14 | 12 |
| ⇩ | 21 | Notts County | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 42 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 26 | -21 | 12 |
| 22 | Bury | 18 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 42 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 20 | -20 | 11 | |